Regimental number | 4880 |
Place of birth | Macarthur, Victoria |
School | Macarthur State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Warrnambool, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S J McCarty, Coulstock Street, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 46th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Awarded 2 November 1916. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *second given name two spellings Woodrof and Woodroff |
Place of death or wounding | Bullecourt, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 28), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 142 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard John and Sarah Jane McCARTY, 7 Banyan Street, Warrnambool, Victoria. Native of Macarthur, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Medal 'Showed great gallantry during the raid on the enemy's trenches in the HOLLANDSCHESCHUUR Salient on the night of 30th September, 1916.
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Family/military connections | Brother John, Strain McCarty, Private No.5163. Killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |